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1. A method of controlling Discontinuous Reception (DRX) reference parameter or DRX parameter configuration proposal reporting, comprising: transmitting, by a network side device, indication information to a terminal which indicates whether the terminal is permitted to report a DRX reference parameter or a DRX parameter configuration proposal, wherein the DRX reference parameter is a DRX parameter to be configured by the network side device, desired by the terminal, the DRX parameter configuration proposal is a power consumption state desired by the terminal, and wherein: the indication information is used to indicate the terminal: to report the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal when the terminal receives the indication information for permitting reporting of the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal; and not to report the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal when the terminal receives the indication information for not permitting reporting of the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the network side device, indication information to the terminal which indicates whether the terminal is permitted to report the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal comprises: the network side device transmits indication information to the terminal for permitting the reporting of DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal when the network side device configures a DRX parameter for the terminal; or the network side device transmits indication information to the terminal for not permitting the reporting of DRX reference parameter or DRX parameter configuration proposal after the network side device receives DRX reference parameter or DRX parameter configuration proposal reported from the terminal; or the network side device transmits indication information to the terminal for permitting the reporting of DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal, wherein the indication information indicates the terminal to report the DRX reference parameter after receiving the DRX parameter configured by the network side device for the terminal; or the network side device transmits indication information to the terminal for permitting the reporting of the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the terminal to report the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal when the terminal switches its power consumption state.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein when the network side device transmits indication information to the terminal for permitting the reporting of the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal, the method further comprises: receiving, by the network side device, the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal reported by the terminal; and wherein the DRX parameter configuration proposal comprises: switch from a DRX parameter configuration in a default state to a DRX parameter configuration in a more power saving state, or switch from the DRX parameter configuration in the more power saving state to the DRX parameter configuration in the default state, or switch from the DRX parameter configuration in the default state to a DRX parameter configuration with a shorter configuration cycle, or switch from the DRX parameter configuration with the shorter configuration cycle to the DRX parameter configuration in the default state.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the DRX parameter configuration in the default state is a default DRX parameter configuration of the network side device, or is a DRX parameter configuration configured by a current network side device for the terminal.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information is carried in a broadcast message or dedicated signalling by the network side device, and the dedicated signalling comprises Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer signalling or Media Access Control (MAC) layer signalling.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein when the indication information is carried in the MAC layer signalling by the network side device, the MAC layer signalling is represented by a preset Logic Control Identity (LCID); or when the indication information is carried in the RRC layer signalling by the network side device, the indication information is carried in an RRC reconfiguration message.
7. A method of reporting DRX reference parameter or DRX parameter configuration proposal, comprising: determining, by a terminal, whether the terminal satisfies a triggering condition, the triggering condition comprises: the terminal receives from a network side device indication information for permitting a reporting of the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal; and reporting, by the terminal, the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal to the network side device upon determining that the terminal satisfies the triggering condition, wherein the DRX reference parameter is a DRX parameter to be configured by the network side device, desired by the terminal, the DRX parameter configuration proposal is a power consumption state desired by the terminal.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the DRX parameter configuration proposal comprises: switch from a DRX parameter configuration in a default state to a DRX parameter configuration in a more power saving state, or switch from the DRX parameter configuration in the more power saving state to the DRX parameter configuration in the default state, or switch from the DRX parameter configuration in the default state to a DRX parameter configuration with a shorter configuration cycle, or switch from the DRX parameter configuration with the shorter configuration cycle to the DRX parameter configuration in the default state.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the DRX parameter configuration in the default state is a default DRX parameter configuration of the network side device, or is a DRX parameter configuration configured by a current network side device for the terminal.
10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal is carried in the MAC layer signalling, RRC layer signalling or physical layer signalling by the terminal.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein when the DRX reference parameter is carried in the MAC layer signalling by the terminal, the MAC layer signalling is represented by a preset Logic Control Identity (LCID).
12. A base station, comprising: a memory; and a processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: transmit indication information to a terminal which indicates whether the terminal is permitted to report a DRX reference parameter or a DRX parameter configuration proposal, wherein the DRX reference parameter is a DRX parameter to be configured by the network side device, desired by the terminal, the DRX parameter configuration proposal is a power consumption state desired by the terminal; and wherein the indication information is used to indicate the terminal to report the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal when the terminal receives the indication information for permitting reporting of the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal, and to indicate the terminal not to report the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal when the terminal receives the indication information for not permitting reporting of the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal.
13. The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to carry the indication in a broadcast message or dedicated signalling, and the dedicated signalling comprises Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer signalling or Media Access Control (MAC) layer signalling.
14. A terminal, comprising: a memory; and a processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine whether the terminal satisfies a triggering condition; the triggering condition comprises: the terminal receives from a network side device indication information for permitting a reporting of a DRX reference parameter or a DRX parameter configuration proposal; and report the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal to the network side when the terminal satisfies the triggering condition, wherein the DRX reference parameter is a DRX parameter to be configured by the network side device, desired by the terminal, the DRX parameter configuration proposal is a power consumption state desired by the terminal.
15. The terminal according to claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to carry the DRX reference parameter or the DRX parameter configuration proposal in MAC layer signalling, RRC layer signalling or physical layer signalling.
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January 14, 2020
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